2023–24 Kerala Blasters FC Season

The 2023–24 season is the tenth season in Kerala Blasters FC's existence, as well as their tenth season in the Indian Super League. It began in April 2023 with the 2023 Durand Cup. Ahead of the season, the Blasters ended their six-year association with their then most-capped player at the time, Sahal Abdul Samad, swapping him with Pritam Kotal from Mohun Bagan and also received a reported transfer fee of ₹90 lakhs. The club also made the most expensive signing its history by paying FC Goa a reported fee of ₹1.45 crores for the transfer of Aibanbha Dohling. The Blasters started their Indian Super League campaign with consecutive victories in their first two games of the season, an accomplishment unprecedented in the club's history.

Kits

Supplier: SIX5SIX / Shirt front sponsor: BYJU'S / Shirt back sponsor: 1xBat Sporting Lines / Chest sponsor: Asian Paints / Sleeve sponsor: Yakult & Croma

Blasters unveiled their kit lineup for the 2023-24 season, with the home kit revealed on 2 September, adhering to the club's classic yellow and blue colors. The away kit, introduced on 11 August, features a unique blend of blue and purple shades. On 7 September, the club showcased an all-new all-green third kit, replacing the traditional white, with its design drawing inspiration from the coconut tree symbolizing Kerala's natural beauty.

Kit usage

Partners and sponsors

Note:

:*The first section of the following table mentions all the partners and sponsors of the Blasters during 2023-24 season.
:*The second section of the following table showcases the brands with which the Blasters have chosen to maintain their partnerships, as disclosed on their official website. These associations were not formally announced prior to the season.

Background

Kerala Blasters came into the 2023–24 season after a dramatic 2022–23 season. The club came into the 2022–23 season after becoming the runner-ups of the 2021–22 IndIan Super League season, but failed to register any trophies to their name at the end of the season. The season began with the Blasters sending their youth squad as their first team to the Durand Cup who was knocked out in the quarter-finals. This particular season was remarked by the Blasters' walk-off from the league's knockout stage match against their arch-rivals Bengaluru FC following their disagreement on the free-kick goal scored by Sunil Chhetri during the extra-time. The Blasters were eventually disqualified from the league's knockout stages, and were penalized by the All India Football Federation as a result of their walk-off. They ended their 2022–23 campaign with the group stage disqualification from the 2023 Indian Super Cup tournament, in which they failed to qualify for the knockout stages as a result of ending up third in the group stage.

Pre-season overview

2023

April

On 18 April 2023, the Blasters announced that they have mutually parted ways with their assistant coach Ishfaq Ahmed.

On 24 April, the Blasters announced their squad for the Reliance Foundation Development League's national phase.

May

On 4 May, the Blasters announced that they have extended the contract of the Greek striker Dimitrios Diamantakos till the end of the 2023–24 season.

On 9 May, the Blasters announced the contract extension of youngsters Muhammad Saheef, Mohammed Azhar and Mohammed Aimen until 2026.

On 12 May, the Blasters announced the contract extension of the Indian midfielder Nihal Sudeesh till 2026 on a three-year contract.

On 16 May, the Blasters announced the signing of the Australian winger Jaushua Sotirio on a two-year deal after reaching an agreement with Newcastle Jets FC for an undisclosed transfer fee.

On 18 May, the Blasters announced that they have been granted ICLS Premier 1 license by the All India Football Federation.

On 19 May, AIFF announced the final Indian squad for the 2023 Intercontinental Cup and 2023 SAFF Championship, which consisted of the Blasters' players; Pritam Kotal (who was signed after the tournament), Jeakson Singh, and then Sahal Abdul Samad (whom would later leave the club during the pre-season).

On 19 May, the Blasters announced the contract extension of assistant coach Frank Dauwen till 2025.

On 21 May, the Blasters announced the contract extension of the Indian defender Hormipam Ruivah till 2027 on a four-year long-term contract.

On 30 May, the Blasters announced the departure of their club captain, Jessel Carneiro after four years with the club.

On 31 May, the Blasters announced the departures of Víctor Mongil, Apostolos Giannou, Ivan Kalyuzhnyi, Harmanjot Khabra and Muheet Shabir from the club as their contracts ended on the same day.

June

On 1 June, the Blasters announced the signing of the Indian right-back Prabir Das till 2026 on a three-year deal from their rivals Bengaluru FC.

On 2 June, the All India Football Federation's Appeal Committee rejected the Blasters' and their coach Ivan Vukomanović's appeal against their Indian rupees four crore's fine for abandonment of the last season's league knockout stage match against Bengaluru, and rejected Vukumanovic's appeal against the fine of Indian rupees five lakhs and 10-game ban imposed by the All India Football Federation's Disciplinary committee for calling the players off from the pitch amidst the game.

On 6 June, the Blasters announced that they have temporarily shut down their women's team after the men's side were fined by AIFF for their walk-off from the playoff match last season.

On 13 June, the Blasters announced the departure of their Indian left-back Denechandra Meitei after spending three years at the club.

On 14 June, the Blasters announced the loan departure of their Indian wing-back Nishu Kumar to East Bengal Club for the upcoming season.

On 16 June, the Blasters announced the one-year contract extension of their Indian goalkeeper Karanjit Singh till 2024.

On 22 June, the Blasters was ranked 70th in the ''CIES Football Observatory'''s weekly post of top 100 clubs in world with most social media followers, with the Blasters being the only club from India being featured in the list with 6.7 million followers across Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by the time of the release of the rankings.

On 24 June, it was announced that the Blasters have taken the appeal of the AIFF's sanctions on them as a result of their walk-off in the last season's knockout stage match against Bengaluru to the Court of Arbitration for Sport based in Switzerland.

On 26 June, the Blasters announced the signing of the Indian winger Bikash Singh Sagolsem till 2025 on a two year contract with an option to extend, and was subsequently sent on loan to Mohammedan SC for the upcoming season.

July

On 1 July, the Blasters announced that their Indian midfielder Vibin Mohanan would travel to Greece for a one-month training stint with the Super League Greece club OFI Crete FC ahead of the season.

On 10 July, the Blasters appointed T. G. Purushothaman as their new first-team assistant head coach ahead of new season on a three-year contract till 2026.

On 11 July, the Blasters announced that the player arrivals for the pre-season camp of new season had begun in Kochi from 10 July 2023.

On 12 July, the Blasters announced the departure of their first-choice goalkeeper Prabhsukhan Singh Gill to East Bengal Club for an undisclosed transfer fee.

On 13 July, the Blasters announced the loan signing of the Indian left-back Naocha Singh from Mumbai City FC until the end of the season.

On 14 July, the Blasters announced the departure of their most-capped player and their Indian midfielder Sahal Abdul Samad to Mohun Bagan Super Giant, who bought the latter for an undisclosed transfer fee in a swap deal with the Blasters acquiring the services of the Indian right-back Pritam Kotal from Mohun Bagan Super Giant on a three-year deal.

On 14 July, the Blasters announced that the Nigerian forward Justine Ojoka Emmanuel has joined their pre-season camp on a trial.

On 16 July, the Blasters announced that their Uruguayan midfielder Adrián Luna as their new number 10 ahead of the upcoming season.

On 17 July, the Blasters announced the contract extension of their Indian goalkeeper Sachin Suresh till 2026 on a three-year contract.

On 19 July, the Blasters provided a statement on the ankle injury sustained by their Australian winger Jaushua Sotirio during the training session in their pre-season camp and ruled him out of action till 2024 depending upon on the degree of the injury.

On 20 July, the Blasters announced the departure of their Indian central midfielder Ayush Adhikari after reaching an agreement with an unknown club for an undisclosed transfer fee.

On 25 July, the Blasters announced that their Australian winger Jaushua Sotirio has undergone a surgery following his injury in the pre-season camp.

On 28 July, the Blasters played their first pre-season friendly match against Maharaja's College football team, which they won 8–0. The match played at the training facility of the Blasters in Panampilly Nagar saw Bijoy Varghese and Bidyashagar Singh complete their respective braces in the first half and Rahul K. P.'s second-half brace and a single goal each from Dimitrios Diamantakos and Adrián Luna in the second-half stretched the final score 8–0 in favour of the Blasters.

August

On 1 August, the Blasters announced the loan signing of Indian goalkeeper Lara Sharma from Bengaluru FC till the end of the season.

On 8 August, the Blasters played their second pre-season friendly match against the Kerala Premier League club Kovalam FC, which they won 5–0 at 120 minutes. Jeakson Singh scored the first goal followed by a brace from the Nigerian forward Justine Emmanuel, who completed his brace. Later, a single scored by both Nihal Sudeesh and Muhammad Ajsal sealed a five-nil victory for the Blasters at full time for the match held in their training facility in Panampilly Nagar.

On 9 August, the Blasters announced their squad for the 2023 Durand Cup tournament.

On 10 August, the Blasters announced the signing of the Indian forward Ishan Pandita on a two-year deal with an option to extend for an additional year, and also confirmed his participation for the club in the 2023 Durand Cup tournament, which was hinted by the club during the squad announcement the previous day.

On 11 August, the Blasters announced the launching of their away-kit for the upcoming season.

Season overview

2023

August

On 13 August, the Blasters played their first competitive match of the season against Gokulam Kerala FC in the Durand Cup, which they lost 3–4. Gokulam took the lead through Aminou Bouba but the Blasters retaliated through their trial player Justine Emmanuel who drew level with a goal resulted from a corner kick in the 35th minute. Sreekuttan V. S. restored the lead for Gokulam, who put the ball in goal with a header, and an own goal by the Blasters defender Naocha Singh gave Gokulam a two goal lead before half-time. Gokulam netted their fourth goal of the match through Abhijith K just two minutes after the resumption of the second-half. Blasters scored their second goal through Prabir Das, who scored his debut goal in his debut match in the 54th minute. Even though Adrián Luna scored the third goal for the Blasters in the 77th minute, they could not avoid a defeat as the Blasters began their season with a 3–4 defeat at full-time.

On 14 August, the Blasters announced the signing of the Montenegrin centre-back Miloš Drinčić on a one-year deal.

On 16 August, the Blasters announced that they would be flying to United Arab Emirates from 5 September to 16 September as a part of their pre-season preparations.

On 16 August, the Blasters announced their fixtures for their pre-season tour in UAE.

On 17 August, the Blasters announced the departure of the Indian forward Muhammad Ajsal to I-League side Inter Kashi FC on a season-long loan deal.

On 18 August, the Blasters played their second group stage match of the 2023 Durand Cup tournament against rivals Bengaluru FC, which ended in a 2–2 draw. The Blasters took an early lead through Justine, who found the edge of the net in the 14th minute. Edmund Lalrindika's long-range ball in the 38th minute helped Bengaluru to find their equalizer and they took the lead just after the half-time through Ashish Jha, who completed a counter-attack by the Bengaluru to score the second goal of the night for Bengaluru in the 52nd minute of the match. Even though Bengaluru took the lead, the Blasters scored their second of the night through the substitute player Mohammed Aimen, who scored his debut goal for the Blasters in the 82nd minute. Hormipam Ruivah was shown a second-yellow and sent-off from the pitch due to a foul on the Bengaluru's forward Monirul Molla in the 86th minute, but the Blasters avoided a defeat, as the Southern Derby ended in a thrilling 2–2 draw, which resulted in their elimination from the tournament.

On 20 August, the Blasters announced the signing of the Ghanaian striker Kwame Peprah on a two-year deal.

On August 21, the Blasters played their last match of the 2023 Durand Cup against Indian Air Force which they won 5–0. The Blasters swiftly took control as Aimen opened the scoring in the 9th minute through a long-range shot. Just three minutes later, Bidyashagar Singh capitalized on an assist from Danish Farooq Bhat to double the advantage. The momentum continued into the second half, and Danish Farooq extended the Blasters' lead by finding the back of the net in the 57th minute. However, the spotlight remained on Bidyashagar, as he completed his hat-trick with two more goals in the 61st and 82nd minutes respectively to secure the three-points for the Blasters in what was a brief moment of success for the club in an otherwise disappointing tournament.

On 25 August, the Blasters announced the Indian multinational paint company, Asian Paints as their official paint partners for the upcoming season.

On 26 August, the Blasters announced that they would be playing a friendly match against Punjab FC in AIFF Centre of Excellence in Kolkata on 27 August.

On 27 August, the Blasters played their third friendly match of the season against the newly promoted ISL side Punjab FC, which they lost 2–3. Punjab scored an early goal, but Bidyashagar scored the equalizer for the Blasters from a Naocha Singh's ball before the half-time to level the game. Punjab were quick to retalliate as they scored two more goal in succession to give them a two goal lead. The Blasters scored their second of the evening through Drinčić, who came in a substitute for Ruivah in the 75th minute to head in a ball from a corner-kick, but it could not prove to be a vital goal as the Blasters lost the match 2–3 at the end of the day.

On 29 August, the Blasters announced the signing of Aibanbha Dohling from FC Goa on a three-year contract till 2026 for an undisclosed transfer fee, with the transfer subjecting to medicals.

On 29 August, AIFF announced the Indian squad for the 2023 King's Cup, in which two Blasters' players: Jeakson Singh and Rahul K. P. were included in the list.

On 31 August, the Blasters announced the signing of the Indian midfielder Freddy Lallawmawma from Punjab FC on a three-year contract till 2026 for an undisclosed transfer fee.

September

On 1 September, the Blasters announced the loan departures of Bijoy Varghese to Inter Kashi, Givson Singh to Odisha FC and Justine Emmanuel and Muhammed Saheef going to Gokulam Kerala respectively.

On 1 September, the Blasters announced that 1xBat SportingLines will continue as their presenting partners for the upcoming season.

On 2 September, the Blasters announced the signing of the Japanese winger Daisuke Sakai as their final foreign signing of the season in replacement for injured Jaushua Sotirio on a one-year deal till 2024.

On 2 September, the Blasters unveiled their home-kit for the upcoming season.

On 5 September, the Blasters announced Futureace Hospital as their medical partner for the upcoming season.

On 7 September, FSDL and the Indian Super League announced the fixtures for the first half of the 2023–24 ISL season, and it was decided that the Blasters would face their rivals Bengaluru FC in Kochi on 21 September in the opening match of the season.

On 7 September, the Blasters unveiled their third-kit for the upcoming season. An all green kit was unveiled replacing the traditional white third-kit.

On 8 September, the Blasters announced that they would be playing their friendlies against Sharjah FC and Shabab Al Ahli Club in closed doors, with only the match against Al Wasl F.C. being ticketed to the spectators.

On 9 September, the Blasters played their fourth friendly match of the season and the first match of their UAE tour against Al Wasl F.C., which they lost 0–6. Al Wasl scored two goals in succession through Nicolás Giménez and Adama Diallo, whom scored the opening two goals for the latter in the 19th and the 20th minutes respectively. However, it was not the end of scoring for both the players as Giménez and Diallo completed their braces before half-time to give Al Wasl a four-goal lead coming into the second-half. They would go on to extend the score-line as the Blasters conceded two more goals as Siaka Sidibe and Ali Salmeen found the net for Wasl in the second half to hand the Blasters a humiliating defeat in their first match of the UAE tour ahead of the season.

On 12 September, the Blasters announced Aifer Education as one of their partners for the upcoming season.

On 12 September, the Blasters played their fifth friendly match of the season and the second match of their UAE tour Sharjah FC, which they won 2–1. Daisuke Sakai opened the scoresheet for the Blasters, who netted a free-kick to give the Blasters their opening goal, and Kwame Peprah's goal some minutes later doubled the lead for the Blasters. Sharjah pulled one goal back before the half-time but a goalless second-half helped the Blasters to win their first match of the UAE tour by the score of 2–1 at full-time.

On 13 September, the AIFF announced the Indian squad for the 19th Asian Games, as two Blasters players: Rahul K. P. and Bryce Miranda were named in the list.

On 14 September, the Blasters announced that they would be playing their last match of the UAE tour against Al Jazirah Al Hamra Club instead of Shabab Al Ahli Club on the next day due to the changes in the UAE Pro League schedule.

On 15 September, Blasters played their sixth and last friendly match of the season against Al Jazirah Al Hamra, which they won 2–0. Bidyashagar's put the Blasters in front with a 35th minute goal to give the Blasters a one-goal lead before the half-time. Pritam Kotal secured the win for the Blasters with a late goal, that resulted from a corner-kick in the injury-time of the second-half, as the Blasters ended their pre-season with a 2–0 win.

On 16 September, the Blasters announced Malayala Manorama as their media partner for the upcoming season.

On 19 September, the Blasters announced Kalliyath TMT as one of their associate sponsors for the upcoming season.

On 19 September, the Blasters announced ELANCE Learning Provider as one of their partners for the upcoming season.

On 19 September, the Blasters announced Revv Up as their fashion partner for the upcoming season.

On 20 September, the Blasters announced that ClubW would remain as their travel partner for the upcoming season.

On 20 September, the Blasters announced their squad for the upcoming league season.

On 20 September, the Blasters announced that their Uruguayan midfielder Adrián Luna would captain the side for the 2023–24 season.

On 21 September, the Blasters played their first league match of the season in the season opener against the rivals Bengaluru FC, which they won 2–1. Bengaluru had the possession in the first-half but neither sides could find the net in the first forty-five minutes. The Blasters had the breakthrough in the 52nd minute when Bengaluru's midfielder Keziah Veendorp out the ball in his own net to give the Blasters their first goal of the match. The Blasters' captain Luna were quick to double the lead for the latter as he capitalized on a goalkeeping error committed by the opposition goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu in the 69th minute. Even though the Blasters conceded a goal through Curtis Main in the 90th minute, the Blasters held on to the game till the last minute, as they won the Southern Derby 2–1 at full-time.

On 22 September, the Blasters released a statement regarding a 'derogatory action' made by a Bengaluru FC player towards one of their own players in the opening match of the league. They also announced that they had lodged a complaint with higher officials to initiate an investigation into the incident.

On 29 September, AIFF announced the Indian squad for the 2023 Merdeka Cup, in which only one Blasters' player, Jeakson Singh was included in the list.

On 30 September, the Blasters announced the launching of the youth development and grassroot centre under the banner of 'Young Blasters Sporthood Academy' in partnership with Blaster Sports Centre in the country of Qatar.

October

On 1 October, the Blasters played their second league match of the season against Jamshedpur FC, which they won 1–0. The match was characterized by a tightly contested battle for ball possession between both teams during the first half, resulting in no goals being scored. The score remained unchanged for the majority of the second-half, until the Blasters' captain, Luna, made a significant impact by scoring the only goal of the match in the 74th minute, with an assist from Dimitrios Diamantakos. This win marked a historic moment for the Blasters, as they secured consecutive victories in their first two games of the season, an accomplishment unprecedented in the club's history.

On 8 October, the Blasters played their third league match of the season against Mumbai City FC, which they lost 2–1. Mumbai City took the lead through the ex-Blasters player Jorge Pereyra Díaz, who put the ball in the Blasters' goal in the added time of the first-half. The Blasters levelled the score in the 57th minute through Danish Farooq Bhat, who headed in a well-placed ball from Sandeep Singh, but Mumbai City was soon to retaliate as Lalengmawia Ralte capitalized on a defensive error by the Blasters to give them a two goals to one lead in the 66th minute. Tensions rose among both the sides during the final minutes of the second-half which resulted in the Blasters' defender Miloš Drinčić and the Mumbai City's midfielder Yoell van Nieff to be sent-off in the added-time of the second-half, as the Blasters lost their first game of the season.

On 11 October, the Blasters released a statement on the injury sustained by their defender Aibanbha Dohling during the match against Mumbai City, which would rule him out for the rest of the season.

On 18 October, it was reported that the AIFF Disciplinary Committee has banned the Blasters' defender Miloš Drinčić for the next three matches following his sent-off in the match against Mumbai City.

On 18 October, the Blasters announced that their Indian defender Aibanbha Dohling has undergone a surgery following his injury during the match against Mumbai City FC.

On 20 October, it was reported that the AIFF Disciplinary Committee has banned the Blasters' defender Prabir Das for the next three matches due to the latter's 'aggressive actions against the referee' during the match against Mumbai City FC.

On 21 October, the Blasters played their fourth league match of the season against NorthEast United FC, which ended in a 1–1 draw. Blasters fell short early in the first-half when Néstor Albiach scored the opening goal for the NorthEast in the 12th minute of the match. Blasters responded to the goal in the second-half when Danish Farooq, who scored his second league goal of the season, drew level for the latter in the 49th minute from a Luna's assist that resulted from a free-kick. The match concluded with the both teams playing out in a 1–1 draw, as the Blasters drew their first match of the season.

On 27 October, the Blasters played their fifth league match of the season against Odisha FC which they won 2–1. Odisha took an early lead through Diego Maurício, who put the ball in the back of the net in the 15th minute of the game. Odisha received in a penalty just seven minute after their first goal but Sachin Suresh came to rescue for the Blasters as he saved the penalty taken by Maurício to deny Odisha a two goal lead. Odisha maintained their one goal lead up to the half-time, but Dimitrios Diamantakos, who came in as a substitute for Rahul K. P. scored the equalizer for the Blasters in the 66th minute. to score his first goal of the season from Daisuke Sakai's assist. Blasters took the lead in the 84th minute through Luna, who chipped one past the Odisha's goalkeeper Amrinder Singh to give the Blasters the lead, as the Blasters completed a comeback to win their third match of the season. This match was also marked by the return of the Blasters' head coach Ivan Vukomanović, who returned to the dugout for the first time this season after his ten-match ban imposed by AIFF-DC due to his actions in the last season.

November

On 3 November, the Blasters announced that their Indian midfileder Jeakson Singh has undergone a shoulder surgery following an injury sustained by the player during the match against Mumbai City FC on 8 October.

On 3 November, AIFF announced the 28-men probable squad for the first two matches of Round 2 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2027 AFC Asian Cup Preliminary Joint Qualifiers as two Blasters' players: Ishan Pandita and Rahul K. P. were included in the list.

On 4 November, the Blasters played their sixth league match of the season against East Bengal FC which they won 1–2. Blasters took the lead in the 32nd minute through their Japanese midfielder Daisuke Sakai, who scored his debut goal to give the Blasters a one goal lead before the end of the first-half. The match was equally contested by both the sides throughout the second-half, and East Bengal was awarded with a penalty in the 85th minute which was saved by Sachin Suresh, who repeated his feat during the previous match against Odisha to deny the equalizer for East Bengal. Blasters were quick to retaliate as Diamantakos doubled the lead for the Blasters in the 88th minute and was subsequently sent-off due to receiving a second-yellow as a result of celebrating without the jersey. Even though East Bengal pulled one back through another penalty by Cleiton Silva in the end of the additional time, it could not stop them from losing as the Blasters won their fourth match of the season.

On 10 November, the Blasters announced the extension of their association with Dil Se India as their social change partner for the occurring season.

On 13 November, Blasters provided a statement on the bike accident sustained by their Indian midfielder Freddy Lallawmawma on 9 November during the international breaks while riding a motorcycle at Kundannoor, Kochi, which resulted in him getting admitted to a hospital after sustaining multiple injuries.

On 25 November, the Blasters played their seventh league match of the season against Hyderabad FC, which they won 1–0. The match was dominated by the Blasters throughout the first-half as their results paid-off in the 41st minute when the Blasters' defender Miloš Drinčić, who came back from a three-match suspension put the Blasters in front with his debut goal from a Luna's assist. Both the sides had their fare share of chances in the second-half but the Blasters were able to hold on to their lead as they won their fifth match of the season to move back to the top of the table.

On 29 November, the Blasters played their eighth league match of the season against the rivals Chennaiyin FC, which ended in a 3–3 draw. Chennaiyin took a quick early lead in the first minute through Rahim Ali's goal, but Blasters equalized through Diamantakos, who put the ball in the back of the net from the spot in the 11th minute. Chennaiyin were quick to react as they won a penalty just two minutes after the Blasters' drew level as the ex-Blasters' player Jordan Murray did no mistake and retained the lead for the visitors. Murray would complete his brace in the 24th minute to further extend their lead but Kwame Peprah's debut goal for the Blasters in the 38th minute proved to be crucial as the Blasters now trailed for only one goal by the end of the first-half. The deeply contested match between both the sides would witness its final act in the 59th minute, as Diamantakos scored his second of the night for the Blasters as they drew level with Chennaiyin for the second time in the game as the match ended 3–3 at full-time. With his second goal, Dimitrios Diamantakos became the all-time top scorer for the Blasters in their history with 16 goals, surpassing the joint-record of 15 goals set by Bartholomew Ogbeche and Adrián Luna.

December

On 3 December, the Blasters played their ninth match of the season against FC Goa, which they lost 1–0. The Blasters were in possession during the early moments of the match but could not capitalize their chances as they went one goal down just before the half-time in the added time when Rowllin Borges netted the ball to give Goa a one goal lead before going into the second-half. Neither sides would score on the second-half as the Blasters lost their second match of the season.

On 11 December, the AIFF-DC suspended the Blasters' coach Ivan Vukomanović for one-match and imposed a fine of ₹50,000 following his comments against the referees in a post-match press-conference on 29 November after the match against Chennaiyin FC.

On 13 December, the media outlets reported that the Blasters' captain Adrián Luna has been injured on his knee during the training session ahead of the match against Punjab FC and would be out for an indefinite amount of time, and would be subjected to a surgery in Mumbai, potentially ruling him out for the rest of the season.

On 14 December, the Blasters played their tenth match of the season against Punjab FC, which they won 0–1. Both the teams had their fare share of chances but none of them was able to capitalize on their chances ahead of the first-half. The match saw its only goal in the 51st minute, when the Blasters' Greek forward Diamantakos netted in a penalty which resulted from a foul on Mohammed Aimen in the penalty box. The Blasters held their momentum till the last minute as they won their sixth match of the season.

On 16 December, the Blasters released an official statement on the injury sustained by the Blasters' captain Adrián Luna, which mentioned that Luna underwent a minor arthroscopic surgery for the a chondral knee injury, which he sustained during a training session ahead of a matchday.

On 18 December, the draw for the group stage of the 2024 Indian Super Cup was conducted by the AIFF, in which the Blasters were drawn in the Group B alongside NorthEast United FC, Jamshedpur FC and the I-League's second spot finisher after the matches on 24 December 2023.

On 20 December, the AIFF announced the fixtures for the 2024 Indian Super Cup, in which the Blasters would start their campaign on 10 January 2024 against the I-League 2nd ranked team.

On 24 December, the Blasters played their eleventh match of the season in the returning fixture against Mumbai City FC, which they won 2–0. The last home match of the Blasters in 2023 saw them take the lead in the 11th minute through Diamantakos, who beat Jayesh Rane and Phurba Lachenpa of Mumbai City from a low cross from Peprah to take them ahead in the match. The Blasters fans, who came in numbers unveiled a tifo that read Recharge Luna''' in the 10th minute as a tribute for their injured captain, Adrián Luna. The Blasters had their share of chances in the first-half, with Rahul K. P. coming close to scoring in the added time, but the Blasters would double their lead through Peprah, who was assisted back by Diamantakos in the injury time of the first-half, as the Blasters went to the second-half with a two goal lead. The team held on to their lead in the second-half as the Blasters won their seventh match of the season, which recorded the biggest match attendance of the season.

On 27 December, the Blasters played their twelfth match of the season against Mohun Bagan Super Giant, which they won 0–1. Blasters took the lead in their last match of the year through their talisman Diamantakos, who scored his seventh goal of the season in the 9th minute of the match after dribbling past three Mohun Bagan defenders to give them an early lead. The Blasters dominated the first-half, and was able to retain their one goal lead till the last minute of the second-half, as they won their eighth match of the season, and also registered their first win over Mohun Bagan and Juan Ferrando in their history.

On 30 December, AIFF announced the 26-member Indian squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, which consisted of the Blasters' players; Pritam Kotal, Ishan Pandita, and Rahul K. P.

On 31 December, the ISL named Pritam Kotal and Adrián Luna as two of the Best Players of the Year''' in 2023, along with Dimitrios Diamantakos. who was named in the honarable mentions.

2024

January

On 1 January 2024, the ISL named the Blasters' win against Mohun Bagan Super Giant on 27 December 2023 as one of the Best Moments of the Year''' in 2023.

On 9 January, the Blasters announced their squad for the 2024 Indian Super Cup.

On 10 January, the Blasters announced the signing of the Lithuania national team captain Fedor Černych on the winter transfer-window till the end of the season.

On 10 January, the Blasters played their first match of the Super Cup against Shillong Lajong FC, which they won 3–1. The Blasters took an early lead through Peprah, who scored his first of the match in the 14th minute to give them an early lead. Peprah was soon to complete his brace as he chested in a lobbing ball from Prabir Das in the 26th minute, as the Blasters doubled their lead. Just two minutes later, a tackle by the Blasters' goalkeeper Sachin Suresh on Karim Samb of Shillong resulted in the Blasters conceding a penalty, and Renan Paulino did no mistake and scored the only goal for Shillong Lajong in the match. The Blasters went in to the second-half with a single goal lead, and they further extended their lead through Aimen, who headed in a cross from Sakai to put the game to bed, as the Blasters won their first match of the tournament.

On 12 January, the Blasters announced that their reserve team players: Ebindas Yesudas, Korou Singh, Marvan Hussain and Aritra Das have started their training with the senior team in the Super Cup camp in Odisha.

On 15 January, the Blasters played their second match of the Super Cup against Jamshedpur FC, which they lost 2–3. The Blasters took the lead in the in the 29th minute through Diamantakos's penalty, who netted the ball in the back of the net, from a foul on Sakai. Jamshedpur would equalize through Daniel Chima Chukwu, who scored just minutes after the Blasters opened the scoresheet. Chukwu would complete his brace in the 57th minute to give Jamshedpur a lead, but the foul on Marko Lešković in the penalty-box in the 62nd minute helped Diamantakos to complete his brace, as the Blasters drew level after going one goal down, but the relief was short-lived as Jamshedpur found the net for the third time through Jérémy Manzorro, who scored a penalty in the 69th minute from a foul by Lešković, as the Blasters lost their first match of the tournament, and was also knocked out of the tournament.

On 20 January, the Blasters played their last match of the Super Cup against NorthEast United FC, which they lost 1–4. Parthib Gogoi gave an early lead for NorthEast in the second minute, followed by a second-half goal by Mohammed Ali Bemammer who doubled the lead for the latter. Diamantakos scored his third goal of the tournament to pull one goal back for the Blasters in the 70th minute, but Redeem Tlang and the former Blaster Jithin M. S. would two more goals for the NorthEast, as the Blasters suffered a painful 1–4 defeat in their last match of the tournament. This match also witnessed Korou Singh make his senior-team debut for the Blasters.

On 27 January, the Blasters released a statement on the injury sustained by their striker Kwame Peprah during the match against Jamshedpur in the Super Cup, which would rule him out for the rest of the season.

On 29 January, the Blasters announced that they have recalled their Nigerian forward Justine Emmanuel from his loan spell at I-League club Gokulam Kerala FC after the long-term injury sustained by their Ghanaian striker Kwame Peprah.

On 31 January, the Blasters announced the departure of the Indian foraward Bidyashagar Singh to Punjab FC, and the loan departure of the Indian winger Bryce Miranda to Punjab for the rest of the season.

On 31 January, the Blasters promoted the youngsters: Korou Singh and Aritra Das to the senior squad for the second-half of the league season.

February

On 2 February, the Blasters played their thirteenth match of the season against Odisha FC in the returning fixture, which the lost 2–1. Blasters took an early lead through Diamantakos, who scored his eighth league goal of the season in the 11th minute from Nihal Sudeesh's assist. The Blasters held on their lead up to the end of the first-half, but Roy Krishna of Odisha would complete a brace in the 54th and 58th minute, as the Blasters lost their third match of the season. This match was also the debut match for the Blasters' new signing, Fedor Černych.

Players

First-team squad

Notes:
:* Table below mentions the squad registered by the club for the 2023–24 Indian Super League season.
:* Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
:* Player^* – Players who joined the club permanently or on loan during the season.
:* Player^† – Players who were not registered by the club for the 2023–24 season.

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Squad number changes

Notes:

* Players and squad numbers last updated on 2 February 2024.
* The list is sorted by new squad number.
* Player^* – Player who joined Kerala Blasters permanently or on loan during the season.
* Player^† – Player who departed Kerala Blasters permanently or on loan during the season

Transfers

Transfers In

Loan Returns

Promoted from Reserves

Contract Extensions

Loan Outs

Transfers Out

Transfer summary

Note:
:*This list is based on some of the transfer fee's as reported by the media.
:*This list may not involve every transfer fee's involved in the Blasters' transfer window.

Expenditure

Summer: ₹1,45,00,000

Winter: ₹0

Total expenditure: ₹1,45,00,000

Income

Summer: ₹2,60,00,000

Winter: ₹0

Total income: ₹2,60,00,000

Net Total

Summer: ₹1,15,00,000

Winter: ₹0

Total: ₹1,15,00,000

Management

Pre-season and friendlies

The Blasters did not announce their pre-season friendly schedule prior to the matchday but they announced on 28 July 2023 that they would be playing against the football team of Maharaja's College, Ernakulam, Maharajas College from Ernakulam district, Ernakulam. Their friendly match against Kovalam FC was not formally announced by the Blasters but the score-line was published by the latter at the end of the full-time. On 16 August, in the midst of the 2023 Durand Cup tournament, the Blasters announced that they would be travelling to United Arab Emirates between 5 September to 16 September for their pre-season preparations, and announced their fixtures in the UAE tour against the UAE Pro League clubs Al Wasl F.C., Sharjah FC, and also against their reigning league champions Shabab Al Ahli Club. After the club's elimination from the 2023 Durand Cup, the Blasters announced that they would playing a friendly match against the newly promoted ISL side Punjab FC on 27 August, ahead of their UAE tour. During the UAE tour, the Blasters were originally scheduled to play Shabab Al Ahli on 15 September in their last pre-season friendly match ahead of the ISL season, but they pulled-out of the friendly as a result of their change in the schedule in the UAE Pro League, and as a result, the Blasters replaced Shabab Al Ahli with the UAE's UAE First Division League, second tier club Al Jazirah Al Hamra Club, against whom they played the game on the scheduled date.

Competitions

Overview

Durand Cup

Kerala Blasters were drawn in the 2023 Durand Cup#Group C, Group C for the 132nd edition of the Durand Cup alongside their arch-rivals Bengaluru FC.

Group stage

Matches

Durand Cup fixtures were announced in early July 2023 with the Blasters facing Gokulam Kerala FC, Gokulam Kerala, a club from their own state, and their rivals Bengaluru and the Indian Air Force team respectively.

Indian Super League

League table

Results summary

League results by round

Matches

Note: FSDL and the Indian Super League announced the fixtures for the first half of the season on 7 September. Meanwhile, the final half of the fixtures were announced on 25 January 2024.

Indian Super Cup

Group stage

The group stage draw for the 2024 Indian Super Cup was conducted on 18 December 2023 with the Blasters being drawn in Group B after the club was chosen from Pot 1.

Matches

Note: The group stage fixtures to the tournament was announced on 20 December 2023 by the AIFF.

Statistics

''All stats are correct as of 16 January 2024''

Squad appearances and goals

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! colspan=16 style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1;" , Goalkeepers

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! colspan=16 style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20;" , Defenders

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! colspan=16 style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1;" , Midfielders

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! colspan=16 style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20;" , Forwards

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! colspan=16 style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1;" , Players with appearances that left the club on loan

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! colspan=16 style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20;" , Unregistered players

Squad statistics

Goalscorers

:Note:

Hat-tricks

Assist

Goal contributions

Note: The following table ranks the players based on their goal contributions during the campaign.

Clean-sheets

Disciplinary record

Suspensions

Note: This table includes all suspensions that were concluded during this season.

Home Attendances

Home League Attendances

Note: Official capacity of the stadium as per the league is 39,000.

Other

= Indian Super Cup Attendances

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Note: The following list includes the attendances of those matches in which the Blasters' were designated as the Team-A.

= Durand Cup Attendances

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Note: The following list includes the attendances of those matches which were designated as the Blasters' home fixtures.

Matchday Statistics

Indian Super League

Indian Super Cup

Durand Cup

Minutes

Most minutes

Note: The following table mentions the top-ten players with most minutes under their belt so far in this season.

Goals per minute

Note: The following table mentions the minutes in which every goals were scored by the Blasters' players throughout the season.

:Note:

Possession per game

Indian Super League

Note: The following table displays the Blasters' possession percentages for each matchday throughout the season.

Other

= Indian Super Cup

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Note: The following table displays the Blasters' possession percentages for each matchday throughout their Super Cup campaign.

= Durand Cup

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Note: The following table displays the Blasters' possession percentages for each matchday throughout their Durand Cup campaign.

Formations

Indian Super League

Indian Super Cup

Durand Cup

Win percentage per player

Longest serving players

Note: The following table mentions the top-ten longest serving players in the Blasters' squad ahead of this season.

International call-ups

Note: The following table consists of the Blasters' players (excluding the players who departed the club permanently or on loan) who were called-up for their countries' senior squads for the international fixtures during the season.

Miscellaneous

* Adrián Luna was the most-picked player in the ISL Fantasy during the matchweek 1, and was second in terms of most number of points accumulated n the matchweek 1 with 9 points in ISL Fantasy.
* After the end of the matchweek 3, Dimitrios Diamantakos was one of the most-picked players from the ISL Fantasy.
* After the end of the matchweek 5, Adrián Luna was the joint-top scorer in ISL Fantasy with 23 points.
* Pritam Kotal was ranked first in the list of most number of interceptions completed in the league by the end of matchweek 6 with 16 interceptions.
* Adrián Luna was ranked sixth in the list of most number of interceptions completed in the league by the end of matchweek 6 with 10 interceptions and was the only forward to be placed on the list with 10 interceptions.
* After the end of the matchweek 6, Adrián Luna was the most picked player in the ISL Fantasy for the matchweek 7.
* During the matchweek 7, Miloš Drinčić was the player with most points accumulated in the ISL Fantasy with 11 points, followed by Sachin Suresh with 7 points, and Adrián Luna with 6 points in the third position.
* After the end of the matchweek 7, Adrián Luna was the most picked player in the ISL Fantasy for the matchweek 8, and was the player with most points accumulated in the fantasy with 40 points.
* During the matchweek 8, Dimitrios Diamantakos was the player with most points accumulated in the ISL Fantasy with 12 points, followed by Kwame Peprah with 11 points.
* After the end of the matchweek 11, Dimitrios Diamantakos was one of the most picked player in the ISL Fantasy for the matchweek 12.
* After the end of the first-half of the league season, Sachin Suresh with 58 points was second in the list of most points secured in the ISL Fantasy.
* By the end of the year 2023, the Blasters ranked second in terms of most points acquired in the league during the 2023 calender year with 35 points, sharing the spot with rivals Bengaluru FC, and ranked third in the list of most wins during the calender year with 11 wins.

Injury record

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Club awards

''All stats are correct as of 5 February 2024''

Indian Super League

ISL ''Player of the Match'' awards

Note: This is awarded after each matchday to the players by the league based on their performances on that day.

{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Matchday No.
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" ,
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Player
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Opponents
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Date
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" ,
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, Matchday 1 , , , , Adrián Luna (1) , , Bengaluru FC , , 21 September 2023
,
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, Matchday 2 , , , , Adrián Luna (2) , , Jamshedpur FC , , 1 October 2023
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 5 , , , , Adrián Luna (3) , , Odisha FC , , 27 October 2023
,
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, Matchday 6 , , , , Sachin Suresh (1) , , East Bengal FC, , 4 November 2023
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 7 , , , , Miloš Drinčić (1) , , Hyderabad FC, , 25 November 2023
,
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, Matchday 10 , , , , Mohammed Aimen (1) , , Punjab FC , , 14 December 2023
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 11 , , , , Kwame Peprah (1) , , Mumbai City FC , , 24 December 2023
,
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, Matchday 12 , , , , Marko Lešković (1) , , Mohun Bagan Super Giant, , 27 December 2023
,

ISL ''Fans' Goal of the Week'' awards

Note: This is awarded after each match-week to the players as chosen by the fans via voting in their social media platforms.
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! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Matchweek No.
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" ,
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Player
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Opponents
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Date
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , % Votes
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" ,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchweek 2 , , , , Adrián Luna (1) , , Jamshedpur FC , , 1 October 2023 , , 65.0%
,
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, Matchweek 5 , , , , Adrián Luna (2) , , Odisha FC, , 27 October 2023 , , 83.0%
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchweek 8 , , , , Dimitrios Diamantakos (1) , , Chennaiyin FC, , 29 November 2023 , , 61.0%
,
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, Matchweek 12 , , , , Dimitrios Diamantakos (2) , , Mohun Bagan Super Giant , , 27 December 2023 , , 93.31%
,

ISL ''Team of the Matchweek'' awards

Note:
:* This is awarded after each week to the players by the league based on their performances on that match-week.
:* This list may also include the coaches based on their team's performances.

{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Matchweek No.
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Player
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" ,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchweek 1 , , Adrián Luna (1)
,
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, Matchweek 2 , , Sachin Suresh (1)
Miloš Drinčić (1)
Adrián Luna (2)
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchweek 4 , , Danish Farooq Bhat, Danish Farooq (1)
Adrián Luna (3)
,
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, Matchweek 5 , , Sandeep Singh (1)
Adrián Luna (4)
Dimitrios Diamantakos (1)
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchweek 6 , , Sachin Suresh (2)
Adrián Luna (5)
,
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, Matchweek 7 , , Miloš Drinčić (2)
Adrián Luna (6)
,
, -bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchweek 8 , , Dimitrios Diamantakos (2)
,
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, Matchweek 10 , , Naocha Singh (1)
Mohammed Aimen (1)
,
, -bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchweek 11 , , Marko Lešković (captain) (1)
Dimitrios Diamantakos (3)
Kwame Peprah (1)
,
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, Matchweek 12 , , Miloš Drinčić (3)
Marko Lešković (captain) (2)
Mohammed Azhar (1)
Dimitrios Diamantakos (4)
Manager: Ivan Vukomanović (1)
,

ISL ''Team of the Season'' awards

Note: This team consists of the players that were chosen in the league's 'Team of the Season' lineup based on their performances till matchweek 12.

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! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Matchweek No.
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Player
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" ,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, style="text-align:center;" , First-half of the season
(Matchweek 1-12) , , Sachin Suresh (1)
Adrián Luna (1)
Dimitrios Diamantakos (1)
,

ISL ''Player of the Month'' awards

Note: This is awarded after each month to the players by the league based on their performances on that particular month.

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! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Month
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Player
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" ,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, October , , Adrián Luna (1)
,
, -
, November , , Adrián Luna (2)
,

ISL '' Emerging Player of the Month'' awards

Note: This is awarded after each month to the emerging players by the league based on their performances on that particular month.

{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Month
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Player
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" ,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, November , , Vibin Mohanan (1)
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ISL ''Fans' Player of the Year'' award

Note: This was awarded after the end of the year 2023 by the league to the player based on their performance in the calendar year.

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! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Year
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Player
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" ,
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, style="text-align:center;" , 2023 , , Adrián Luna (1)
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Kerala Blasters

Kerala Blasters' ''Fans' Player of the Match'' awards

Note:
:*This is awarded after each league matchday to the players of Kerala Blasters as chosen by the fans via voting on their social media platforms.
:*The Blasters did not announce the recipient of the award during the third and ninth matchdays.

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! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Matchday No.
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" ,
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Player
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Opponents
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Goal(s)
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, Matchday 1 , , , , Adrián Luna (1) , , Bengaluru FC , , style="text-align:center;" , 1 , , style="text-align:center;" , 0 , , 21 September 2023
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, Matchday 2 , , , , Adrián Luna (2) , , Jamshedpur FC , , style="text-align:center;" , 1 , , style="text-align:center;" , 0 , , 1 October 2023
,
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, Matchday 3
! colspan="7" , ''Did not announce the winner''
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, Matchday 4 , , , , Danish Farooq Bhat (1) , , NorthEast United FC , , style="text-align:center;" , 1 , , style="text-align:center;" , 0 , , 21 October 2023
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 5 , , , , Adrián Luna (3) , , Odisha FC , , style="text-align:center;" , 1 , , style="text-align:center;" , 0 , , 27 October 2023
,
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, Matchday 6 , , , , Sachin Suresh (1) , , East Bengal FC , , style="text-align:center;" , 0 , , style="text-align:center;" , 0 , , 4 November 2023
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 7 , , , , Miloš Drinčić (1) , , Hyderabad FC , , style="text-align:center;" , 1 , , style="text-align:center;" , 0 , , 25 November 2023
,
, -
, Matchday 8 , , , , Dimitrios Diamantakos (1) , , Chennaiyin FC , , style="text-align:center;" , 2 , , style="text-align:center;" , 0 , , 29 November 2023
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 9
! colspan="7" , ''Did not announce the winner''
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, Matchday 10 , , , , Vibin Mohanan (1) , , Punjab FC , , style="text-align:center;" , 0 , , style="text-align:center;" , 0 , , 14 December 2023
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 11 , , , , Kwame Peprah (1) , , Mumbai City FC, , style="text-align:center;" , 1 , , style="text-align:center;" , 1 , , 24 December 2023
,
, -
, Matchday 12 , , , , Marko Lešković (1) , , Mohun Bagan Super Giant, , style="text-align:center;" , 0 , , style="text-align:center;" , 0 , , 27 December 2023
,

Kerala Blasters' ''Fans' Player of the Month'' awards

Note: This is awarded after each league matchday to the players of Kerala Blasters as chosen by the fans via voting on their social media platforms.
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! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Month
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" ,
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Player
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, October , , , , Adrián Luna (1) , , style="text-align:center;" , 4 , , style="text-align:center;" , 2 , , style="text-align:center;" , 1 , , style="text-align:center;" , 80%
,
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, November , , , , Adrián Luna (2) , , style="text-align:center;" , 3 , , style="text-align:center;" , 0 , , style="text-align:center;" , 3 , , style="text-align:center;" , 76%
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, December , , , , Dimitrios Diamantakos (1) , , style="text-align:center;" , 4 , , style="text-align:center;" , 3 , , style="text-align:center;" , 1 , , style="text-align:center;" , 75%
,

Kerala Blasters' ''Best Defender of the Match'' awards

Note:
:*This is awarded after each league matchday to the players of Kerala Blasters.
:*The Blasters did not announce the recipient of the award during the third and ninth matchdays.

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! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Matchday No.
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! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Player
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, Matchday 1 , , , , Pritam Kotal (1) , , Bengaluru FC , , style="text-align:center;" , 36 , , style="text-align:center;" , 3 , , style="text-align:center;" , — , , 21 September 2023
,
, -
, Matchday 2 , , , , Miloš Drinčić (1) , , Jamshedpur FC , , style="text-align:center;" , 67 , , style="text-align:center;" , 4 , , style="text-align:center;" , — , , 1 October 2023
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 3
! colspan="8" , ''Did not announce the winner''
, -
, Matchday 4 , , , , Pritam Kotal (2) , , NorthEast United FC , , style="text-align:center;" , 65 , , style="text-align:center;" , 3 , , style="text-align:center;" , — , , 21 October 2023
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 5 , , , , Naocha Singh (1) , , Odisha FC , , style="text-align:center;" , 60 , , style="text-align:center;" , 3 , , style="text-align:center;" , 12 , , 27 October 2023
,
, -
, Matchday 6 , , , , Sandeep Singh (1) , , East Bengal FC, , style="text-align:center;" , 53 , , style="text-align:center;" , 2 , , style="text-align:center;" , — , , 5 November 2023
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 7 , , , , Hormipam Ruivah (1) , , Hyderabad FC , , style="text-align:center;" , 48 , , style="text-align:center;" , 3 , , style="text-align:center;" , 3 , , 25 November 2023
,
, -
, Matchday 8 , , , , Miloš Drinčić (2) , , Chennaiyin FC , , style="text-align:center;" , 46 , , style="text-align:center;" , 6 , , style="text-align:center;" , — , , 29 November 2023
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 9
! colspan="8" , ''Did not announce the winner''
, -
, Matchday 10 , , , , Naocha Singh (2) , , Punjab FC , , style="text-align:center;" , 109 , , style="text-align:center;" , 9 , , style="text-align:center;" , 12 , , 14 December 2023
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 11 , , , , Marko Lešković (1) , , Mumbai City FC, , style="text-align:center;" , 40 , , style="text-align:center;" , 11 , , style="text-align:center;" , 3 , , 24 December 2023
,
, -
, Matchday 12 , , , , Miloš Drinčić (3) , , Mohun Bagan Super Giant, , style="text-align:center;" , 26 , , style="text-align:center;" , 10 , , style="text-align:center;" , 4 , , 27 December 2023
,

Kerala Blasters' ''Fittest Player of the Match'' awards

te: This is awarded after each league matchday to the players of Kerala Blasters.

{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Matchday No.
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" ,
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Player
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Opponents
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Distance Covered
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Date
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" ,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 1 , , , , Adrián Luna (1) , , Bengaluru FC , , 10.4 Kilometre, kilometers , , 21 September 2023
,
, -
, Matchday 2 , , , , Daisuke Sakai (1) , , Jamshedpur FC , , 10.4 kilometers , , 1 October 2023
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 3 , , , , Prabir Das (1) , , Mumbai City FC , , 10.3 kilometers , , 8 October 2023
,
, -
, Matchday 4 , , , , Danish Farooq Bhat (1) , , NorthEast United FC , , 10.2 kilometers , , 21 October 2023
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 5 , , , , Danish Farooq Bhat (2) , , Odisha FC , , 10.5 kilometers , , 27 October 2023
,
, -
, Matchday 6 , , , , Vibin Mohanan (1) , , East Bengal FC, , 11.7 kilometers , , 4 November 2023
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 7 , , , , Adrián Luna (2) , , Hyderabad FC , , 10.3 kilometers , , 25 November 2023
,
, -
, Matchday 8 , , , , Danish Farooq Bhat (3) , , Chennaiyin FC , , 12.2 kilometers , , 29 November 2023
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 9 , , , , Vibin Mohanan (2) , , FC Goa, , 10.9 kilometers , , 3 December 2023
,
, -
, Matchday 10 , , , , Vibin Mohanan (3) , , Punjab FC, , 11.8 kilometers , , 14 December 2023
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 11 , , , , Danish Farooq Bhat (4) , , Mumbai City FC, , 10.6 kilometers , , 24 December 2023
,
, -
, Matchday 12 , , , , Danish Farooq Bhat (5) , , Mohun Bagan Super Giant, , 10.9 kilometers , , 27 December 2023
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 13 , , , , Danish Farooq Bhat (6) , , Odisha FC, , 11.6 kilometers , , 2 February 2024
,

Kerala Blasters' ''Playmaker of the Match'' awards

Note:
:* This is awarded after each league matchday to the players of Kerala Blasters.
:* The Blasters did not announce the recipient of the award during the first, third and ninth matchdays.
{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Matchday No.
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" ,
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Player
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Opponents
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Minutes
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Goal(s)
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Assist(s)
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Touches
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Shots
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Date
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" ,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 1
! colspan="10" , ''Did not announce the winner''
, -
, Matchday 2 , , , , Adrián Luna (1) , , Jamshedpur FC , , style="text-align:center;" , 90 , , style="text-align:center;" , 1 , , style="text-align:center;" , 0 , , style="text-align:center;" , 61 , , style="text-align:center;" , 2 , , 1 October 2023
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 3
! colspan="10" , ''Did not announce the winner''
, -
, Matchday 4 , , , , Adrián Luna (2) , , NorthEast United FC , , style="text-align:center;" , 90 , , style="text-align:center;" , 0 , , style="text-align:center;" , 1
, style="text-align:center;" , 59 , , style="text-align:center;" , 0 , , 21 October 2023
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 5 , , , , Daisuke Sakai (1) , , Odisha FC , , style="text-align:center;" , 70 , , style="text-align:center;" , 0 , , style="text-align:center;" , 1
, style="text-align:center;" , 36 , , style="text-align:center;" , 0 , , 27 October 2023
,
, -
, Matchday 6 , , , , Adrián Luna (3) , , East Bengal FC , , style="text-align:center;" , 90 , , style="text-align:center;" , 0 , , style="text-align:center;" , 1 , , style="text-align:center;" , 51 , , style="text-align:center;" , 0 , , 4 November 2023
,
, -bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 7 , , , , Adrián Luna (4) , , Hyderabad FC , , style="text-align:center;" , 90 , , style="text-align:center;" , 0 , , style="text-align:center;" , 1 , , style="text-align:center;" , 57 , , style="text-align:center;" , 0 , , 25 November 2023
,
, -
, Matchday 8 , , , , Kwame Peprah (1) , , Chennaiyin FC , , style="text-align:center;" , 74 , , style="text-align:center;" , 1 , , style="text-align:center;" , 0 , , style="text-align:center;" , 32 , , style="text-align:center;" , 2 , , 29 November 2023
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 9
! colspan="10" , ''Did not announce the winner''
, -
, Matchday 10 , , , , Mohammed Aimen (1) , , Punjab FC , , style="text-align:center;" , 85 , , style="text-align:center;" , 0 , , style="text-align:center;" , 0 , , style="text-align:center;" , 53 , , style="text-align:center;" , 0 , , 14 December 2023
,
, -bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 11 , , , , Kwame Peprah (2) , , Mumbai City FC, , style="text-align:center;" , 90 , , style="text-align:center;" , 1 , , style="text-align:center;" , 1 , , style="text-align:center;" , 45 , , style="text-align:center;" , 1 , , 24 December 2023
,
, -
, Matchday 12 , , , , Mohammed Azhar (1) , , Mohun Bagan Super Giant, , style="text-align:center;" , 90 , , style="text-align:center;" , 0 , , style="text-align:center;" , 0 , , style="text-align:center;" , 40 , , style="text-align:center;" , 0 , , 27 December 2023
,

Kerala Blasters' ''Fans' Goal of the Match'' awards

Note:
:*This is awarded after each league matchday to the players of Kerala Blasters.
:*The Blasters did not announce the recipient of the award during the first matchday.

{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Matchday No.
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" ,
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Player
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Opponents
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Score
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Result
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Date
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" ,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 1
! colspan="7" , ''Did not announce the winner''
, -
, Matchday 2 , , , , Adrián Luna (1) , , Jamshedpur FC , , style="text-align:center;" , 1–0 , , style="background:#CCFFCC; text-align:center" , 1–0 (Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi), H) , , 1 October 2023
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 3 , , , , Danish Farooq Bhat (1) , , Mumbai City FC , , style="text-align:center;" , 1–1, , style="background:#FFE3E3; text-align:center" , 2–1 (Mumbai Football Arena, A) , , 8 October 2023
,
, -
, Matchday 4 , , , , Danish Farooq Bhat (2) , , NorthEast United FC , , style="text-align:center;" , 1–1 , , style="background:#FFFFCC; text-align:center" , 1–1 (Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi), H) , , 21 October 2023
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 5 , , , , Adrián Luna (2) , , Odisha FC , , style="text-align:center;" , 2–1 , , style="background:#CCFFCC; text-align:center" , 2–1 (Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi), H) , , 27 October 2023
,
, -
, Matchday 6 , , , , Daisuke Sakai (1) , , East Bengal FC , , style="text-align:center;" , 0–1 , , style="background:#CCFFCC; text-align:center" , 1–2 (Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, A) , , 4 November 2023
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 7 , , , , Miloš Drinčić (1) , , Hyderabad FC
, style="text-align:center" , 1–0 , , style="background:#CCFFCC; text-align:center" , 1–0 (Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi), H) , , 25 November 2023
,
, -
, Matchday 8 , , , , Dimitrios Diamantakos (1) , , Chennaiyin FC , , style="text-align:center;" , 3–3 , , style="background:#FFFFCC; text-align:center" , 3–3 (Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi), H) , , 29 November 2023
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 9
! colspan="7" , ''Did not score any goal''
, -
, Matchday 10 , , , , Dimitrios Diamantakos (2) , , Punjab FC, , style="text-align:center;" , 0–1, , style="background:#CCFFCC; text-align:center" , 0–1 (Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi), A) , , 15 December 2023
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 11 , , , , Kwame Peprah (1) , , Mumbai City FC
, style="text-align:center" , 2–0 , , style="background:#CCFFCC; text-align:center" , 2–0 (Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi), H) , , 24 December 2023
,
, -
, Matchday 12 , , , , Dimitrios Diamantakos (3) , , Mohun Bagan Super Giant
, style="text-align:center" , 0–1, , style="background:#CCFFCC; text-align:center" , 0–1 (Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, A) , , 27 December 2023
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 13 , , , , Dimitrios Diamantakos (4) , , Odisha FC
, style="text-align:center" , 0–1, , style="background:#FFE3E3; text-align:center" , 2–1 (Kalinga Stadium, A) , , 2 February 2024
,

Kerala Blasters' ''Goal of the Month'' awards

Note: This is awarded after each league matchday to the players of Kerala Blasters.
{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Matchday No.
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" ,
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Player
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Opponents
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Score
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Result
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Date
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" ,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, October , , , , Adrián Luna (1) , , Odisha FC , , style="text-align:center;" , 2–1 , , style="background:#CCFFCC; text-align:center" , 2–1 (Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi), H) , , 27 October 2023
,
, -
, November , , , , Dimitrios Diamantakos (1) , , Chennaiyin FC , , style="text-align:center;" , 3–3 , , style="background:#FFFFCC; text-align:center" , 3–3 (Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi), H) , , 29 November 2023
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, December , , , , Dimitrios Diamantakos (2) , , Mohun Bagan Super Giant, , style="text-align:center;" , 0–1, , style="background:#CCFFCC; text-align:center" , 0–1 (Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, A) , , 27 December 2023
,

Kerala Blasters' ''Save of the Match'' awards

Note:
:*This is awarded after each league matchday to the players of Kerala Blasters.
:*The Blasters did not announce the recipient of the award except during the third and ninth matchdays.

{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Matchday No.
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" ,
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Player
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Opponents
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Date
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" ,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 1
! colspan="5" , ''Did not announce the winner''
, -
, Matchday 2
! colspan="5" , ''Did not announce the winner''
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 3 , , , , Sachin Suresh (1) , , Mumbai City FC , , 21 October 2023
,
, -
, Matchday 4
! colspan="5" , ''Did not announce the winner''
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 5
! colspan="5" , ''Did not announce the winner''
, -
, Matchday 6
! colspan="5" , ''Did not announce the winner''
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 7
! colspan="5" , ''Did not announce the winner''
, -
, Matchday 8
! colspan="5" , ''Did not announce the winner''
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 9 , , , , Hormipam Ruivah (1) , , FC Goa , , 3 December 2023
,
, -
, Matchday 10
! colspan="5" , ''Did not announce the winner''
, -
, Matchday 11
! colspan="5" , ''Did not announce the winner''
, -
, Matchday 12
! colspan="5" , ''Did not announce the winner''
, -
, Matchday 13
,
, Sachin Suresh (2)
, Odisha FC
, 2 February 2024
,

Other

Indian Super Cup ''Player of the Match'' awards

Note: This is awarded after each matchday to the players by the Super Cup based on their performances on that day.

{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Matchday No.
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" ,
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Player
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Opponents
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Date
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" ,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 2 , , , , Kwame Peprah (1) , , Shillong Lajong FC , , 10 January 2024
,

Durand Cup ''Player of the Match'' awards

Note: This is awarded after each matchday to the players by the Durand Cup based on their performances on that day.

{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Matchday No.
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" ,
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Player
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Opponents
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Date
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" ,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, Matchday 18 , , , , Bidyashagar Singh (1) , , Indian Air Force , , 21 August 2023
,

Award Rankings

Note:

:*The players are ranked in the following table according to the awards they have accumulated during the season.
:*The ''Best Defender of the Match'' award is given only to the defenders.

{, class="wikitable sortable collapsible static-row-numbers" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center;"
, -
! rowspan="3" style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Rank
! rowspan="3" style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" ,
! rowspan="3" style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" ,
! rowspan="3" style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" ,
! rowspan="3" style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Players
! colspan="7" style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" ,
, rowspan="23" ,
! colspan="8" style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" ,
, rowspan="23" ,
! colspan="2" style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" ,
! rowspan="3" style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" , Total
, -
! rowspan="2" style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" ,
! rowspan="2" style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" ,
! rowspan="2" style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" ,
! rowspan="2" style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" ,
! rowspan="2" style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" ,
! rowspan="2" style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" ,
! rowspan="2" style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" ,
! rowspan="2" style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" ,
! rowspan="2" style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" ,
! rowspan="2" style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" ,
! rowspan="2" style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" ,
! rowspan="2" style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" ,
! rowspan="2" style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" ,
! rowspan="2" style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" ,
! rowspan="2" style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" ,
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Indian Super Cup
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Durand Cup
, -
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" ,
! style="background:#FADF20; color:#2A5AA1; text-align:center;" ,
, - bgcolor="#FFD700"
, 1 , ,
,
, Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, AM/Midfielder#Winger, LW/
Midfielder#Central midfielder, CM/Forward (association football), CF
, style="border: 3px solid red; text-align:left" , Adrián Luna
, 3 , , 2 , , 6 , , 1, , 2 , , — , , 1 , , 3 , , 2 , , — , , 2 , , 4 , , 2 , , 1 , , —
, —
, —, , 29
, - bgcolor="#C0C0C0"
, 2
,
,
, Forward (association football)#Striker, ST, , style="text-align:left;" , Dimitrios Diamantakos
, — , , 2 , , 4 , , 1 , , — , , — , , — , , 1 , , 1 , , — , , — , , — , , 4 , , 2 , , —
, —
, —, , 15
, - bgcolor="#C96"
, 3
,
,
, Midfielder#Wide midfielder, LM
, style="text-align:left;" , Danish Farooq Bhat
, — , , — , , 1 , , — , , — , , — , , — , , 1 , , — , , — , , 6 , , — , , 2 , , — , , —
, —
, —, , 10
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, 4
, -1
,
, Defender (association football)#Centre-back, CB/Defender (association football)#Full-back, LB, , style="text-align:left;" , Miloš Drinčić
, 1 , , — , , 3 , , — , , — , , — , , , , 1 , , — , , 3 , , — , , — , , 1 , , — , , —
, —
, —, , 9
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, rowspan="2" , 5
,
,
, Forward (association football)#Striker, ST, , style="text-align:left;" , Kwame Peprah
, 1 , , — , , 1 , , — , , — , , — , , — , , 1 , , — , , — , , — , , 2 , , 1 , , — , , —
, 1
, —, , 7
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, +1
,
, Goalkeeper (association football), GK
, style="text-align:left;" , Sachin Suresh
, 1 , , — , , 2 , , 1 , , — , , — , , — , , 1 , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , 2
, —
, —, , 7
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, rowspan="2" , 7
,
,
, Midfielder#Central midfielder, CM, , style="text-align:left;" , Vibin Mohanan
, — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , 1 , , — , , 1 , , — , , — , , 3 , , — , , — , , — , , —
, —
, —, , 5
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
,
,
, Defender (association football)#Centre-back, CB, , style="text-align:left;" , Marko Lešković
, 1 , , — , , 2 , , — , , — , , — , , — , , 1 , , — , , 1 , , — , , — , , — , , — , , —
, —
, —, , 5
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, rowspan="3" , 9
,
,
, Forward (association football), CF/Midfielder#Winger, LW, , style="text-align:left;" , Mohammed Aimen
, 1 , , — , , 1 , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , 1 , , — , , — , , —
, —
, —, , 3
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
,
,
, Midfielder#Winger, RW/Midfielder#Winger, LW/
Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, AM
, style="text-align:left;" , Daisuke Sakai
, — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , 1 , , 1 , , 1 , , — , , —
, —
, —, , 3
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
,
,
, Defender (association football)#Full-back, LB, , style="text-align:left;" , Naocha Singh
, — , , — , , 1 , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , 2 , , — , , — , , — , , — , , —
, —
, —, , 3
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, rowspan="4" , 12
,
,
, Defender (association football)#Full-back, RB/Defender (association football)#Centre-back, CB/
Defender (association football)#Full-back, LB, , style="text-align:left;" , Sandeep Singh
, — , , — , , 1 , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , 1 , , — , , — , , — , , — , , —
, —
, —, , 2
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
,
,
, Midfielder#Central midfielder, CM, , style="text-align:left;" , Mohammed Azhar
, — , , — , , 1 , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , 1 , , — , , — , , —
, —
, —, , 2
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
,
,
, Defender (association football)#Full-back, RB, , style="text-align:left;" , Pritam Kotal
, — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , 2 , , — , , — , , — , , — , , —
, —
, —, , 2
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
,
,
, Defender (association football)#Centre-back, CB, , style="text-align:left;" , Hormipam Ruivah
, — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , 1 , , — , , — , , — , , — , , 1
, —
, —, , 2
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, rowspan="3" , 16
,
,
, Defender (association football)#Full-back, RB, , style="text-align:left;" , Prabir Das
, — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , 1 , , — , , — , , — , , —
, —
, —, , 1
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
,
,
, Manager (association football), Manager , , style="text-align:left;" , Ivan Vukomanović
, — , , — , , 1 , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , —
, —
, —, , 1
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
,
,
, Forward (association football)#Centre-forward, CF , , style="text-align:left;" , Bidyashagar Singh
, — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , 1 , , 1
, -
! colspan="5" , Total
! 8 !! 4 !! 24 !! 3 !!2 !! 1 !! 1 !! 10 !! 3 !! 10 !! 13 !! 9 !! 11 !! 3 !! 3 !! 1 !! 1
! rowspan="2" style="border: 3px solid red; text-align:center" , 107
, -
! colspan="5" , Grand Total
! colspan="7" , 43
! colspan="8" , 62
! colspan="2" , 2

Milestones

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, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
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, colspan="5" , Player who departed the Blasters permanently or on loan during the season
, -
! style="background:#2A5AA1; color:#FADF20; text-align:center;" , Player^#
, colspan="5" , Player from the Blasters's reserve's squad

Players

Debuts

Note: The following players made their competitive debuts for the Blasters' first team during the campaign.

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, rowspan="4" , 13 August 2023
, style="text-align:center" , 20
, style="text-align:center" , Defender (association football)#Centre-back, CB/Defender (association football)#Full-back, RB
, Pritam Kotal
, rowspan="4" style="background:#FFE3E3; text-align:center" , 3–4 (Mohun Bagan Ground, N)
, style="text-align:left;" , Gokulam Kerala FC
, rowspan="5" style="text-align:left;" , 2023 Durand Cup, Durand Cup
, rowspan="4" ,
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, style="text-align:center" , 33
, style="text-align:center" , Defender (association football)#Full-back, RB
, Prabir Das
, Gokulam Kerala FC
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, style="text-align:center" , 50
, style="text-align:center" , Defender (association football)#Full-back, LB
, Naocha Singh*
, Gokulam Kerala FC
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, style="text-align:center" , –
, style="text-align:center" , Midfielder#Winger, RW
, Justine Emmanuel^†
, Gokulam Kerala FC
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, 18 August 2023
, style="text-align:center" , 26
, style="text-align:center" , Forward (association football)#Centre-forward, CF
, Ishan Pandita
, style="background:#FFFFCC; text-align:center" , 1–1 (Kishore Bharati Krirangan, N)
, Bengaluru FC Reserves and Academy, Bengaluru FC II
,
, -
, rowspan="4" , 21 September 2023
, style="text-align:center" , 27
, style="text-align:center" , Defender (association football)#Full-back, LB/Defender (association football)#Centre-back, CB
, style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Havertz" , Aibanbha Dohling
, rowspan="4" style="background:#CCFFCC; text-align:center" , 2–1 (Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi), H)
, Bengaluru FC
, rowspan="5" , 2023–24 Indian Super League, Indian Super League
, rowspan="4" ,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, style="text-align:center" , 6
, style="text-align:center" , Midfielder#Defensive midfielder, CDM
, Freddy Lallawmawma
, Bengaluru FC
, -
, style="text-align:center" , 14
, style="text-align:center" , Forward (association football)#Striker, ST
, Kwame Peprah
, Bengaluru FC
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, style="text-align:center" , 21
, style="text-align:center" , Midfielder#Winger, RW/Midfielder#Winger, LW/Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, AM
, Daisuke Sakai
, Bengaluru FC
, -
, 27 December 2023
, style="text-align:center" , 22
, style="text-align:center" , Midfielder, CM
, Sukham Yoihenba Meitei, Yoihenba Meitei^#
, style="background:#CCFFCC; text-align:center" , 0–1 (Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, A)
, Mohun Bagan Super Giant
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, 20 January 2024
, style="text-align:center" , 25
, style="text-align:center" , Midfielder, CM
, Korou Singh^#
, style="background:#FFE3E3; text-align:center" , 1–4 (Kalinga Stadium, N)
, NorthEast United FC
, 2024 Indian Super Cup, Indian Super Cup
,
, -
, 2 February 2024
, style="text-align:center" , 91
, style="text-align:center" , Midfielder#Winger, RW/Midfielder#Winger, LW/Forward (association football)#Centre-forward, CF
, Fedor Černych
, style="background:#FFE3E3; text-align:center" , 2–1 (Kalinga Stadium, A)
, Odisha FC
, Indian Super League
,

50th appearances

Note: The following players made their 50th appearances for the Blasters' first team during the campaign.

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, 8 October 2023
, style="text-align:center" , 10
, style="text-align:center" , Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, AM/Midfielder#Winger, LW/Midfielder#Central midfielder, CM/Forward (association football), CF
, Adrián Luna
, style="background:#FFE3E3; text-align:center" , 2–1 (Mumbai Football Arena, A)
, Mumbai City FC
, 2023–24 Indian Super League, Indian Super League
,

First goals

Note: The following players scored their first goals for the Blasters first team during the campaign.

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, style="text-align:center" , Midfielder#Winger, RW
, Justine Emmanuel^†
, rowspan="2" style="background:#FFE3E3; text-align:center" , 3–4 (Mohun Bagan Ground, N)
, Gokulam Kerala FC
, rowspan="4" , 2023 Durand Cup, Durand Cup
, rowspan="2" ,
, -
, style="text-align:center" , 33
, style="text-align:center" , Defender (association football)#Full-back, RB
, Prabir Das
, Gokulam Kerala FC
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, rowspan="2" , 21 August 2023
, style="text-align:center" , 22
, style="text-align:center" , Midfielder, CM
, Bidyashagar Singh
, rowspan="2" style="background:#CCFFCC; text-align:center" , 5–0 (East Bengal Ground, N)
, Indian Air Force (football team), Indian Airforce
, rowspan="2" ,
, -
, style="text-align:center" , 13
, style="text-align:center" , Midfielder#Wide midfielder, LM
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, Indian Airforce
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, 4 November 2023
, style="text-align:center" , 21
, style="text-align:center" , Midfielder#Winger, RW/Midfielder#Winger, LW/Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, AM
, Daisuke Sakai
, style="background:#CCFFCC; text-align:center" , 1–2 (Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, A)
, East Bengal FC
, rowspan="3" , 2023–24 Indian Super League, Indian Super League
,
, -
, 25 November 2023
, style="text-align:center" , 15
, style="text-align:center" , Defender (association football)#Centre-back, CB/Defender (association football)#Full-back, LB
, Miloš Drinčić
, style="background:#CCFFCC; text-align:center" , 1–0 (Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi), H)
, Hyderabad FC
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, 29 November 2023
, style="text-align:center" , 14
, style="text-align:center" , Forward (association football)#Striker, ST
, Kwame Peprah
, style="background:#FFFFCC; text-align:center" , 3–3 (Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi), H)
, Chennaiyin FC
,

First assists

Note: The following players registered their first assists for the Blasters' first team during the campaign.

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, style="text-align:left" , 27 October 2023
, 21
, Midfielder#Winger, RW/Midfielder#Winger, LW/Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, AM
, style="text-align:left" , Daisuke Sakai
, style="background:#CCFFCC;" , 2–1 (Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi), H)
, style="text-align:left;" , Odisha FC
, style="text-align:left;" , 2023–24 Indian Super League, Indian Super League
,
, -
, style="text-align:left" , 13 August 2023
, 22
, Midfielder, CM
, style="text-align:left", Bidyashagar Singh
, style="background:#FFE3E3; text-align:center" , 3–4 (Mohun Bagan Ground, N)
, style="text-align:left" , Gokulam Kerala FC
, style="text-align:left;" , 2023 Durand Cup, Durand Cup
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, style="text-align:left" , 24 December 2023
, 14
, Forward (association football)#Striker, ST
, style="text-align:left" , Kwame Peprah
, style="background:#CCFFCC;" , 2–0 (Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi), H)
, style="text-align:left" , Mumbai City FC
, style="text-align:left" , Indian Super League
,
, -
, style="text-align:left" , 10 January 2024
, 33
, Defender (association football)#Full-back, RB
, style="text-align:left" , Prabir Das
, style="background:#CCFFCC;" , 3–1 (Kalinga Stadium, N)
, style="text-align:left" , Shillong Lajong FC
, style="text-align:left" , Indian Super Cup
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, style="text-align:left" , 2 February 2024
, 77
, Midfielder#Winger, RW
, style="text-align:left" , Nihal Sudeesh
, style="background:#FFE3E3; text-align:center" , 2–1 (Kalinga Stadium, A)
, style="text-align:left" , Odisha FC
, style="text-align:left" , Indian Super League
,

First starts as captain

Note: The following players made their first starts as Captain (association football), captain of the Blasters first team during the campaign.

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, style="background:#FFE3E3; text-align:center" , 3–4 (Mohun Bagan Ground, N)
, style="text-align:left;" , Gokulam Kerala FC
, rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , 2023 Durand Cup, Durand Cup
,
, -
, style="text-align:left" , 21 August 2023
, 20
, Defender (association football)#Full-back, RB
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, style="text-align:left" , Indian Air Force
,
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, style="text-align:left" , 14 December 2023
, 55
, Defender (association football)#Centre-back, CB
, style="text-align:left" , Marko Lešković
, style="background:#CCFFCC; text-align:center" , 0–1 (Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi), A)
, style="text-align:left" , Punjab FC
, style="text-align:left" , Indian Super League
,
, -
, style="text-align:left" , 10 January 2024
, 9
, Forward (association football)#Striker, ST
, style="text-align:left" , Dimitrios Diamantakos
, style="background:#CCFFCC; text-align:center" , 3–1 (Kalinga Stadium, N)
, style="text-align:left" , Shillong Lajong FC
, style="text-align:left" , Indian Super Cup
,

Historical

Note: The following table comprises of the historical achievements of the Blasters' players during the season.
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, Adrián Luna , , Became the first foreign player to play 50 matches for the club.
, 8 October 2023 , , Mumbai City FC
, rowspan="2" , Indian Super League, ,
, -
, Dimitrios Diamantakos , , Became the top goal-scorer in the history of the club after surpassing the former tally of 15 goals set by Luna and Bartholomew Ogbeche.
, 29 November 2023 , , Chennaiyin FC , ,

Statements

Note: The following table lists all the official statements issued by the club throughout the season.

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, 6 June 2023
, style="text-align:center" , 1
, Pause on operations on their women's team.

Club Statement- 1
, -
, 19 July 2023
, style="text-align:center" , 2
, Injury update on Jaushua Sotirio

ISL- Club Statement
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, 22 September 2023
, style="text-align:center" , 3
, Racist remarks by a Bengaluru FC's player towards a Blasters' player.

Club Statement- 2
, -
, 13 November 2023
, style="text-align:center" , 4
, Bike accident sustained by Freddy Lallawmawma.

Official Statement: Freddy Lallawmawma
, - bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
, 16 December 2023
, style="text-align:center" , 5
, Injury update on Adrián Luna

Injury Update: Adrian Luna

See also

* Kerala Blasters FC
* List of Kerala Blasters FC seasons
* Indian Super League
* 2023–24 Indian Super League, 2023–24 Indian Super League season

References

External links

Official website

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Kerala Blasters FC seasons
2023–24 Indian Super League season by team, Kerala Blasters FC